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expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jul 08, 2025 05:21 PM
expiredphoinix | Staff posted Jul 08, 2025 05:21 PM

Prime Member ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh

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$152

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Amazon has for Prime Members: ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh on sale for $151.99. Shipping is free.

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Features:
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Up to 5665 Mb/s Throughput
  • 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz (Dual-Band)
  • 3x External / 1x Internal Antenna
  • 4x Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet WAN Port
  • 1x 2.5G Ethernet LAN/WAN Port
  • Link Aggregation Support
  • AiProtection Pro, Instant Guard & VPN
  • Works with ASUS Router App

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    • This offer is now $18 less (11% savings) than our popular front page deal price of $169.99 from May 2025 which earned over 45 thumbs up.
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 1.1k customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Amazon has for Prime Members: ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh on sale for $151.99. Shipping is free.

B&H Photo Video also has ASUS RT-AX86U Pro Wi-Fi 6 AX5700 Dual Band Gaming Router w/ AiMesh on sale for $151.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
  • Up to 5665 Mb/s Throughput
  • 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz (Dual-Band)
  • 3x External / 1x Internal Antenna
  • 4x Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports
  • 1x Gigabit Ethernet WAN Port
  • 1x 2.5G Ethernet LAN/WAN Port
  • Link Aggregation Support
  • AiProtection Pro, Instant Guard & VPN
  • Works with ASUS Router App

Editor's Notes

Written by jimmytx | Staff
  • About this Store:
  • Additional Information:
    • This offer is now $18 less (11% savings) than our popular front page deal price of $169.99 from May 2025 which earned over 45 thumbs up.
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon based on over 1.1k customer reviews.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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Meowmixes98
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This is a legendary router. It's the best price to performance Wifi 6 router you can buy.
Overoptimistic
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What makes Asus router great is Merlin firmware and many other add-ons such as adblock at router level, better firewall, better guest networks, etc
pet1700
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The Flint 2 router is truly the best router for the money. Unless you really need wifi 7, I would go for that over this.

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Meowmixes98Jul 08, 2025 06:29 PM
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This is a legendary router. It's the best price to performance Wifi 6 router you can buy.
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Quote from Meowmixes98 :
This is a legendary router. It's the best price to performance Wifi 6 router you can buy.
The Flint 2 router is truly the best router for the money. Unless you really need wifi 7, I would go for that over this.
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dcxgodJul 08, 2025 09:13 PM
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Current have one as an AP but need to replace my primary router. Have been debating investing into either a wired back haul mesh system under Asus, or having primary router be a Ubiquit or a flint.
Is it worth going more deeply into Asus?
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Two of these or the ROG Rapture GT6 2-pack for $299?
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Quote from pet1700 :
The Flint 2 router is truly the best router for the money. Unless you really need wifi 7, I would go for that over this.

What makes Asus router great is Merlin firmware and many other add-ons such as adblock at router level, better firewall, better guest networks, etc
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Voodoo22007Jul 09, 2025 01:11 AM
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
While this is a great router, unless you are locked in the Asus ecosystem or plan to use AiMesh, I would still pass on it for a wifi 7 router... Especially since TP-Links right now have a better speced TriBand for $135 that I posted earlier today...
Agreed
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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
While this is a great router, unless you are locked in the Asus ecosystem or plan to use AiMesh, I would still pass on it for a wifi 7 router... Especially since TP-Links right now have a better speced TriBand for $135 that I posted earlier today...

Link please
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MultiballJul 09, 2025 01:18 AM
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Quote from Meowmixes98 :
This is a legendary router. It's the best price to performance Wifi 6 router you can buy.

Flint 2 not bad either. I went with this a while ago, has quirks but can run Merlin OS or even factory boot scripts by modding.
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stereo55Jul 09, 2025 01:24 AM
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I highly recommend the Merlin/Asus firmware updates . ~ Good solid stuff ! Wink

HERE : https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/

Direct link to firmwares : https://sourceforge.net/projects/...lin/files/ (click on your model , and it will take you to the latest version(s)
Last edited by stereo55 July 8, 2025 at 06:28 PM.
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dovaJul 09, 2025 01:33 AM
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Quote from pet1700 :
The Flint 2 router is truly the best router for the money. Unless you really need wifi 7, I would go for that over this.
If you like to restart your router every other day then go for it. The 2.4ghz wifi range also sucks. Don't believe the hype about flint 2.
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medalJul 09, 2025 01:34 AM
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Better deal is like new version as amazon has extra 20% for prime day so I got it for $114
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Great router..replaced an ac86u...have a spare!
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Mamiww6Jul 09, 2025 02:23 AM
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Quote from medal :
Better deal is like new version as amazon has extra 20% for prime day so I got it for $114
How? Where is the coupon?
Edit: found it. Placed the order
Last edited by Mamiww6 July 8, 2025 at 07:29 PM.

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Quote from PeteyTheStriker :
While this is a great router, unless you are locked in the Asus ecosystem or plan to use AiMesh, I would still pass on it for a wifi 7 router... Especially since TP-Links right now have a better speced TriBand for $135 that I posted earlier today...
🤔🤔🤔 lmaooo

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